Libyan comedian killed while filming Tripoli clashes on Instagram
Al JazeeraAPR 2022
The EU is complicit in abusing migrants as member countries, especially Italy, put migrants under the control of the dangerous Libyan coast guard. The EU has abdicated its primary responsibility of search and rescue in the Mediterranean, where thousands of migrants and asylum seekers have died while attempting to reach Europe from North Africa. Instead, the EU aided Libyan armed groups and contributed to systematic abuses in the name of stopping illegal immigration. There is an urgent need for accountability to end this pervasive impunity.
Migrants and Europeans alike suffer from heavy immigration flows from Libya, which is why European countries must stand firm to defend their borders and not fall prey to "woke" policies. A country’s primary obligation is to protect its citizens and ensure its sovereignty, not look after migrants flooding its shores. Italian Prime Minister Meloni’s popularity reflects the will of many Europeans, and other EU leaders should follow her example in putting their citizens first.